Rubber-shoe attachment



(No Model.)

J. TEGGART.

RUBBER SHOE ATTACHMENT.

Patented Nov. 4, 1890.

IN! I impe'ntoi UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN TEGGART, OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.

RU BBER-SHOE ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 439,909, dated November 4, 1890.

Application filed May 2, 1890. Serial No. 350,296. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN TEGGART, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Diego, in the county of San Diego andState of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rubber-Shoe Attachments; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has relation to an improved means of holding rubber and other overshoes in position on the shoe of the wearer; and it has for its object to provide at a minimum expense a' fastening which will obviate the objection heretofore experienced in slipping of the heel when stepping in mud, snow, or

slush.

A further object of the invention is to afford rapidity of operation in adjusting the overshoe and provide a secure and safe fastening for the strap or band.

The invention will be fully understood from the following description and claims, when taken in connection with the annexed drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a foot and shoe, showing a rubber overshoe thereon and my improvements in position. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same with parts broken away. Fig. 3 is a rear view, and Fig. 4: is a similar view showing a modification, and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the buckle removed.

Referring by letter to said drawings, A indicates a rubber overshoe, which may be of the construction at present in use or of any special manufacture.

B indicates the securing-band. This band may be of leather, rubber, or other suitable material and is designed to secure the heel portion of the shoe around the ankle. In socuring this strap or band to the heel or rear portion of the rubber the latter may be slitted vertically at the points a a, so as to hold intact the portion 1), and the band or strap passed through the slits and beneath the portion I), while in other cases a piece I) of leather or other suitable material may be cemented, stitched, or otherwise secured to the upper rear portion of the shoe, so as to form a loop, as better shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings.

It is obvious that other means may be provided for this purpose, as it is only necessary that a receptacle of, some character be provided to receive the band. This band B, after being passed around the ankle, has its ends fastened in a suitable manner, as will In making the buckle or fastening device out of wire I first take a piece of wire and bend the same about midway of its length so as to form a hook d, after which the branches are carried parallel to a proper point and turned into eyes a. The free ends are then carried outwardly, and after being bent slightly rearwardly, as shown at f, are looped so as to form a handle g. I then take another piece of wire E and bend the same about midway of its length, so as to form a tongue or guard h, after which the branches are carried in opposite directions, thence downwardly and inwardly at l, and the latter portions are secured to the band or strap near one end by stitching or otherwise. The portion D is fulcrumed on the wire E through the eyes 6, and as the wire E is free to play on the yielding strap when draft has been brought against the hook of the buckle D the portion It will serve as a tongue or guard to the loop C,'as better shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. It will also be observed that the portion or section D is allowed to move independently of the portion E. Therefore when the section D is drawn or raised to unfasten the tongue the section E will be also drawn, so as to allow the loop 0 to be detached from the hook, while the pressure of the ankle against the buckle will normally hold the same from casually becoming unfastened. The loop 0 is also provided at opposite points in its sides with eyes or loops m to receive the journal ends of a cross-bar H, carryinga tongue I, whereby the said loop or section may be adj ustably secured to the band or strap by simply moving the buckle along the strap to the desired per shoe having the loop b in the upper rear portion thereof, of a band B, arranged in said loop, the loop 0, adjustably secured to one end of the band, the section E, secured to the opposite end of the band, and the section b, 20

having the hooked end adapted to engage the hook or loop on the opposite end of the band, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN TEGGART.

Witnesses: r

H. E. DOOLITTLE, J. L. LE FEVRE. 

